ICFTUonline..., 29 January 2002. The plight of workers in
Madagascar, where the opposition has called for a general
strike, which has paralysed several sectors of the country
since Monday. Almost half a million Madagascans
demonstrated. The general strike was called by the
opposition leader Marc Ravalomanana, who is claiming victory
from the first round of the presidential election on 16
December against President Didier Ratsiraka.